MAKOM

MAKOM – The Council of Mission-Driven Groups and Communities in Israel is an umbrella organization that brings together 16 movements and organizations operating across Israel. According to its official website, the council represents 200 groups and communities in 90 cities and towns nationwide, with over 20,000 members and 286,504 annual participants across hundreds of projects. Its stated mission is to strengthen Israel's national and social fabric through a network of mission-driven communities that combine a shared, cooperative lifestyle with daily action in education, welfare, and leadership, promoting a just and cohesive society in the spirit of Israel's Declaration of Independence. The organization was founded in 2012, inspired by national social protests and a renewed understanding that real change happens from the ground up. Several organizations and movements came together to establish a joint council aimed at joining hands for Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) within Israeli society and strengthening the country's social fabric by developing and expanding the mission-driven communities enterprise. What began as a dialogue between organization representatives soon transformed into a strong national network operating as a registered non-profit organization. MAKOM describes itself as a mosaic of Israeli partnership, bringing together all sectors of Israeli society: alumni of socialist youth movements alongside members of Torah-focused religious groups, local residents from the Ethiopian-Israeli community working with new pioneers relocating to Israel's northern and southern frontiers, Druze and Jews, Ba'al Tshuvah (newly religious) communities building Israel's future with pluralistic or secular young adults and families. Each maintains its unique organizational identity while partnering in a collective effort to promote the lifestyle of a mission-driven community. The core essence of MAKOM's work is the mission-driven community, which it defines as much more than a shared living arrangement; it is a socially conscious choice made by a group of people to bind themselves together for long-term goals, deeply rooted in the heart of Israel's geographic and social periphery. These communities operate along two parallel tracks, combining cooperative living with impactful daily action in education, welfare, and leadership. As an umbrella council, MAKOM provides a platform for collaboration, resource sharing, and collective advocacy for its member organizations and communities. It operates as a registered non-profit organization in Israel, with its activities focused on strengthening the country's social fabric through community-based initiatives. The council's work is driven by a deep commitment to the Zionist mission and the values of Israel's Declaration of Independence.

MAKOM's journey began in 2012, inspired in the wake of national social protests and a renewed understanding that real change happens from the ground up. Several organizations and movements came together to establish a joint council with a clear goal from the first moment: to join hands for Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) within Israeli society and to strengthen the country's social fabric by developing and expanding the mission-driven communities enterprise. What began as a dialogue between organization representatives soon transformed into a strong national network operating as a registered non-profit organization. Since its founding, MAKOM has grown into an umbrella organization that unites 16 organizations and movements forming a human and ideological mosaic of Israeli society. According to its official website, the council now encompasses 200 groups and communities in 90 cities and towns nationwide, with over 20,000 members and 286,504 annual participants across hundreds of projects. The organization brings together diverse sectors: alumni of socialist youth movements alongside members of Torah-focused religious groups, local residents from the Ethiopian-Israeli community working with new pioneers relocating to Israel's northern and southern frontiers, Druze and Jews, Ba'al Tshuvah (newly religious) communities building Israel's future with pluralistic or secular young adults and families. Each maintains its unique organizational identity while partnering in a collective effort to promote the lifestyle of a mission-driven community. The core essence of MAKOM's work is the mission-driven community, which it defines as much more than a shared living arrangement; it is a socially conscious choice made by a group of people to bind themselves together for long-term goals, deeply rooted in the heart of Israel's geographic and social periphery. These communities operate along two parallel tracks, combining cooperative living with impactful daily action in education, welfare, and leadership. MAKOM strives to strengthen Israel's national and social fabric, driven by a deep commitment to the Zionist mission, operating through a network of mission-driven communities living and working in the heart of the country's geographic and social periphery. The council promotes a just and cohesive society in the spirit of the values of Israel's Declaration of Independence.

• 2012

  MAKOM founded as a joint council of organizations and movements, inspired by national social protests.

Umbrella council for mission-driven communities in Israel, promoting cooperative living and social action.

1. 1MAKOM – The Council of Mission-Driven Groups and Communities in Israelmakom-il.org.il
2. 2About Us – MAKOM Organizationsmakom-il.org.il
3. 3MAKOMwikidata.org